This lesson describes the process of selecting the best available climate projection information and using it to develop “climate-adjusted weather” inputs to be used for modeling climate change impacts. These modeled impacts can be used for planning of future water resources. Specific steps of this process include: 1) Recognizing the general science and terms associated with Atmosphere-ocean General Circulation Models (AOGCMs); 2) Making AOGCMs more regionally applicable through bias correction and downscaling; 3) Determining climate change scenarios based on climate projections and selecting specific projections to inform each scenario; and 4) Developing climate-adjusted weather inputs associated with each climate change scenario.

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wengel 2018-10-31 13:14:01

Really learned a lot from this module, very informative and presented at a reasonable yet intriguing pace.

neddyprime 2017-07-26 12:25:39

If you're using BCSD data, you should seek to understand the content in this course.

jimenezgdavid 2017-06-21 07:34:33

The information is well presented and was very succinct; although, given my engineering background It would have been nice to complete maybe a simple numerical exercise to further understand the actual procedures.

khyatt 2017-06-19 15:00:00

The short length in each lesson is critical in an online application. I was able to complete the course while doing a few other work related items .

GlenCC 2017-06-18 19:28:39

Very good lessons and very intuitive lesson display!

MCORRALES 2017-06-17 18:22:15

it is great tool for develop important subjects related the climate change (in my case) and several subjects for learning.
I recomend this web program for use, do test, and learn a lot.

bluoma 2017-06-12 11:27:10

This was a great tool to gain background knowledge on the methods of water resource planning as well as preparing a lab experiment with hydro-climate aspects. The presentation of the material was dry at times which made the lesson less effective. The material seems to be thoroughly covered and well made.

Gindon 2016-09-11 20:34:52

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JFaustini 2014-08-06 18:47:00

Outstanding introduction to climate modeling, particular for professionals who need to use and be able to interpret climate model outputs in their work. Provides a solid foundation of knowledge about the steps and assumptions that go into generating bias-corrected downscaled (BCDS) climate model projections, how to formulate/select climate change scenarios for use in climate impacts assessment, and limitations you need to be aware of when applying/interpreting BCDS outputs.

lbg 2012-11-09 10:06:59

a very good intro in climate modelling even for laymen who want to know how those experts get their opinions about climate change etc..

Part 1 of this 5-part lesson was revised slightly in 2016 to acknowledge the latest information associated with IPCC Assessment Report 5, AR5. The methodologies demonstrated in parts 2-4 are still based on the IPCC AR4 report which used the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project 3 (CMIP3) models. One can use the CMIP5 models associated with IPCC AR5 (2014) and apply the same methodologies described in this lesson.

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